Holder for pencils,crayons and like elongated articles



March 24, 1970 F. HElNzE HOLDER FOR PENCILS, CRAYONS ND LIKE ELONGATEDARTICLES Filed NOV. 14, 1967 INVENTOR.

llilmm llllllllllllllllll nl United States Patent O 3,502,224 HOLDER FORPENCILS, CRAYONS AND LIKE ELONGATED ARTICLES Fred Heinze, 215 AycriggAve., Passaic', NJ. 07055 Filed Nov. 14, 1967, Ser. No. 682,823 Int. Cl.A47f 97/00, 7/00 U.S. Cl. 211 69.8 7 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSUREBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION According to the prior art there is a needfor a device in which -a plurality of such articles as pencils orcrayons, etc. may be maintained separately in upright positions, easilyremoved and replaced. The present invention provides such need.

SUMMARY A holder or container for maintaining such articles as pencils,crayons and like elongated articles separately in upright positions inwhich a receptacle is provided containing a plurality of strips orsections vertically arranged in the receptacle in such manner thatopposed or adjacent surfaces or faces of the sections are normally insubstantial contact or close enough to each other that when an articleis forced downwardly between the opposed walls or faces of the twoadjacent strips or sections, the elastic material will be depressedalong the vertical line of the applied force thus creating an elasticcavity within which the article will -be rmly held in upright position.When the article is removed from the receptacle, these opposed faces orwalls will return to normal condition.

Specific purposes, features and advantages will clearly appear from thedetailed description given below taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing which forms part of this specification andillustrates merely by way of example certain embodiments of the deviceof the invention. In the following description and in the claims, partswill be identified by specific names for convenience, but such names areintended to be as generic in their application to similar parts as theart will permit.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING The drawing shows several figures inwhich like reference numerals denote like parts and in which:

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a holder according to the invention;

FIG. 2 is a section of the holder shown in FIG. 1 taken along the lines2 2;

FIG. 3 is a section of the holder shown in FIG. 1 taken along the lines3 3;

FIG. 4 is an isometric view of another holder according to a furtherembodiment of the invention; and

FIG. 5 is a section of the holder in FIG. 4 taken along the lines 5 5.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring now in more detail tothe drawing illustrating as examples only preferred embodiments by whichthe invention may be realized, there is disclosed in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 aholder of substantially rectangular shape generally indicated by thenumeral 10. Holder consists of a sublCe stantially rigid containerformed by a front wall 12, a rear wall 13, side or end walls 14 and 15,a bottom wall 16 and an internally extending top marginal wall 17providing an internally directed peripherally disposed flange. Theinterior of holder 10 is fitted with layers, sections or strips 18a,18b, 18C of substantially lightweight, resilient yieldable material,such as polyurethane, polystyrene, rubber, or like material which layersare held between Wall 17 and bottom wall 16.

Any type of writing instrument such as crayon 19 or pencil 20, or othersimilar implement may now be inserted between the opposite faces ofcontiguous layers 18a, 18h, and 18a| and will be held securely betweenthe layers. When pencil 20, for example, is placed between layers 18aand 18b, they-are deformed the length of pencil 20 shown at 21a and 2lb.Because of the elasticity of the material, pencil 20 is securely heldbetween layers 18a and 18h. It can be seen that any type of implementcan be placed in holder 10 at any point 'where any two of the layersface each other. It is understood that instead of separate layers, theresilient material may be of one length folded back upon itself to formcontiguous layers. The number of separate layers or contiguous layersformed by one length of resilient material is unlimited and depends onlyon the size of the holder.

A further embodiment of the invention is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 whereinthere is disclosed a holder of su-bstantially circular shape generallyindicated by the numeral 22. Holder 22 consists of a substantially rigidcontainer formed by a substantially circular wall 23, a bottom wall 24,and an internally extending top marginal wall 25 providing an internallydirected peripherally disposed flange. The interior of holder 22 isfitted with layers, sections or strips 26a, 26b, 26a` of substantiallylight-weight, resilient yieldable material, such as polyurethane,polystyrene, rubber, or like material. First layer 26a. is wound aroundcore 27. Second layer 26b is wound around layer 26a. and third layer 26eis wound around layer 26b. An open top 28 may be provided to cover core27 and aid in holding the layers in place.

As in the embodiment in FIG. 1, any type of writing mstrument or likeimplement such as pencil 29 or crayon 30, may now be inserted betweenthe opposite faces of contiguous layers 26a, 26b and 26e and will beheld securely between the layers. When pencil 29, for example is placedbetween layers 26a and 26b, they are depressed or deformed the length ofpencil 29, shown at 31a and 31b. It can be seen that any type ofimplement may be placed in holder 22 at any point where any two of thelayers face each other. It is understood that instead of separatelayers, the resilient material may be of one length wound about a coreor itself forming a spiral of contiguous layers. The number of separatelayers or contiguous layers formed by one length 4of resilient materialis unlimited and depends only on the size of the holder.

IBecause of the resiliency and elasticity of the material forming thelayers, the holder can accommodate implements of varying thicknesses. Byvirtue of the elasticity of the material the articles or implements maybe maintained in an upward position.

While the invention has been described and illustrated with respect tocertain preferred examples which give satisfactory results, it will beunderstood by those skilled in the art after understanding the principleof the invention, that various other changes and modifications may bemade Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, andit is intended therefore in the appended claims to cover all suchchanges and modifications.

What is claimed is:

1. A holder for pencils, crayons or similar elongated articles,comprising a container, and a plurality of layers of elastic materialvertically disposed in said container, said layers being disposedadjacent each other whereby said articles may be inserted verticallybetween opposite faces of contiguous layers and maintained in suchposition by the elasticity of said contiguous layers, said containerhaving inwardly directed anges to retain said material.

2. A holder for pencils, crayons or similar elongated articles,comprising a container, and a plurality of layers of elastic materialvertically disposed in said container, said layers being disposedadjacent each other whereby said articles may be inserted verticallybetween opposite faces of contiguous layers and maintained in suchposition by the elasticity of said contiguous layers, said layerscomprising separate strips.

3. A holder for pencils, crayons or similar elongated articles,comprising a container, and a plurality of layers of elastic materialvertically disposed in said container, said layers being disposedadjacent each other whereby said articles may be inserted verticallybetween opposite faces of contiguous layers and maintained in suchposition by the elasticity of said contiguous layers, said layerscomprising a single strip of material, said strip being of spiralformation.

4. A holder according to claim 3, said container having a top withopenings retaining said material within the container.

5. A holder for pencils, crayons or similar elongated articles,comprising a container, and a plurality of layers f elastic materialvertically disposed in said container, said layers being disposedadjacent each other whereby said articles may be inserted verticallybetween opposite faces of contiguous layers and maintained in suchposition by the elasticity of said contiguous layers, said containerhaving a top with openings retaining said material within the container.

6. A holder for pencils, crayons or similar elongated articles,comprising a container, and a plurality of layers of elastic materialvertically disposed in said container, said layers being disposedadjacent each other whereby said articles may be inserted verticallybetween opposite faces of contiguous layers and maintained in suchposition by the elasticity of said contiguous layers, said layerscomprising a single stri-p of said material of spiral formation, and acore upon which said strip is wound.

7. A holder according to claim 6, said container having a top withopenings retaining said material therewithin and covering said core.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 525,620 9/1894 Pierce 211-69635,284 10/1899 Adair 21 1-69.8 2,636,615 4/1953 Bradley 21l-69.8

JAMES A. LEPPINK, Primary Examiner

